Some of my neighbors were out of town last weekend and graciously let us plunder their CSA shipment. I'm completely new to this process. It's such an odd feeling to walk home from the farmers' market with a large box... More
I received a copy of Chez Panisse Vegetables for Christmas and I can already feel it: this will be a book I'll return to again and again. There's something honest about a vegetables-focused cookbook with sections divided into: carrots, artichokes,... More
Photograph by JimmyMac210 on Flickr I had just returned to Chicago from a weekend of depravity in Kentucky, full of bourbon and freshly made lemon pie (so, so good!). I needed to atone, hence this vegetable soup. The wife... More
While we have strong feelings on the proper way to cook a burger, there are so many variations out there that we'd like to share with you. Here, a variation on the Alice Waters way, adapted from her recent cookbook... More
Since I don’t go to church and am not crazy about holidays whose secular celebrations feature chocolate and candy, Easter barely registers on my seasonal radar. If you, on the other hand, have a bunch of pastel hard-boiled eggs around,... More
You've probably already got dinner plans for tomorrow night,but this one might work if you don't -- or if you want to really impress your Super Bowl party guests. It's adapted from The Art of Simple Food, and you should... More
